Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials.

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"Giving voice to characters that have no other voice—that’s the great worth of what we do."

- Meryl Streep

Compassion

"Put blinders on to those things that conspire to hold you back, especially the ones in your own head."

- Meryl Streep

Self-awareness

"Don't waste so much time thinking about how much you weigh. There is no more mind-numbing, boring, idiotic, self-destructive diversion from the fun of living."

- Meryl Streep

Happiness

"The formula of happiness and success is just being actually yourself in the most vivid way you possibly can."

- Meryl Streep

Happiness

"The minute you start caring about what other people think, is the minute you stop being yourself."

- Meryl Streep

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"She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"We should never judge someone based on their appearance."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"Beauty and ugliness are merely subjective labels. What matters is who we are inside."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"When we see beyond appearances, we discover the true essence of a person."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"Worry is a misuse of imagination."

Awareness